Animal trap



July 6 1926.

, 1,591,246 E. STOH LGRE N ANIMAL TRAP Filed July 27, 1925 the spring 31. The trigger alsois formed" with a lipv 37 adapted to be engaged by the bottom of the fiangeIS, in a'downward V V trigger adapted to be engaged by the movamovement of the jaw 16, to oscillate the trigger into set position. The upper end portion of the trigger 3 7 and adjacent'inalftrigger may engage and press against said ister-whenthe trap is in set position.

' similar hole 41 is formed in the front cover gin of the bar 35 areinclined, so that the bar and'insure engagement of the bar with l-ug 3'9 Theai-rgle irons 33 34 and bar: are formed with holes 40 adapted to reg; ii 7 l1 anda rod may be mounted through holes and lock the bar 35.and pan 36;

against'movernent, thus holding the trigger.

setposition andirby en gagement of itscurved base portion with the rear ma-rgirr o f'the fiange 18, preventing accidental springing of the trap while said trap is" be-- ing plae'edindes-i red position for use (Fig. 3 A holei43 is formed in the lower porition'of the'jaw 16 adjacent the attachment theretdof the draft device 27, and aitool 25' 4A, of hook form, is adapted to-be inserted saidhole (when. the rear door or cover 12"is"removed)'- and be employed to-move said jaw-"to set position by. manual force applied thereto.

the trap is-set and-loeke'd'in set position, the tool is removed and the rear door or" cover --is' 'plaoed' in position onthe 40 42 "is" withdrawn manually from-theholes framef Then" the trap is positioned as desired relative to a runway of an -ani-malto be caught and, killed therein. earth tun ml is formed overfthe 'fixed jawand on either side thereof, registering "with the opening therein, the frame being buried'to the desired extent. The seen-tflorbait, ifany is used, is properly placed and then the rod 4 0 and 431. An animal passing through the fixed jaw and. tunnel {provided therewith,

" springsthetrap by stepping onvor engaging and depressing the pan 36 (previously covered withf dirtysandv'or leaves for conceal} ment)and thereby removes thebar35-from the l ug'39 and permits the triggers 3''I to oseiHateforwardl-y and release the ii-zatng je l8, nponwhieh the movabie jaw 16 is forced up- Ward' rapidlybythe pull-of the'spring 31 and c'ate'hes the animal between, the toothed margin thereofand the crossmember of the fined jaw? 15, with killing etfeet.

I claim asm yinv'ention f g I 1.--An annnal' trap comprising a frame,

' formedwith'an openinginrits top and a-siot e in its top adjacent said opening] and adso formed with shde'be'a-rings communicating with said slot,-'a' fixed "jaw arched over said 7 slot, a movable jawfformed with trunnions V mounted -slidingl'y T in said bearings and spring-actuated toward the fixed jaw, a pan extending'aeross and beneath said; opening, a bar; pivoted to the frame and-'- carrying said pen, a trigger pivoted'inithe frame, engaging meanson said trigger adapted to=-be engaged-bysaid bai' at times, and a hp on the 7 2 An animal trap comprising afra1ne,.a fixed jaw'mounted on said frame, said frame being; termed-with slide bearings registering with the fixed jaw, said bearings being formed with curved lower end portions, a movable jaw termed-with trunnions mounted siidingly in said bearings and adapted to en gage: at times with: the curved portions thereof at its lower end, said. movable jaw being formed with a curvediflangepspmngz" devices for moving said 'movable jaw toward the fixed jaw, a; trrggeripivoted in the tramsv and to-sengage: and 'hold the triggerin set posifixed jaw thereon and. a movable jaw adapted to operate in and out of the honsiuag i'elative to theefiixed jaw, saidhousing being adapted to be buried relative to'a rnnwayo'fan au imal', operating devices-in said housing adapted; toset and springisai'd movable j-aw'and mounted' on supports thereln, openings In 1 saidopera-ting devices and'in-said; supports i which register when said trap is in-setl position and areadapted towreceive a locking pm. :4 a

- 4. In anan-imat. trap,'a. frame formed with slide bearings eurved laterally at their lower ends, a sliding jzaw mounted therein, aflmge on said, jaw, a trigger pivoted in the frame and adapted to engage: and hold thejaw set position a'pan device engaging said trigger and adapted to hold it in set'position, whereby the strain of the j-awoperating 'de- I vices isrfdir'ected to th e'. curved portions-Jot the bearingsfto produce a. sensitive: triggeraction.

-' :5; In an animal-trap, a frame, a'fi-xedjaw thereon, a movable jawmounted for reciprocation in'the frame: and within "the fixed. jaw,

a support-mounted in the frame, an arbor in said support,- a pivoted onsaid arbor, a draftdevice fixed at one end to said movable jaw fixed at the othert'end to anld adapted to be wound on said drum, a C011? volute spring fixed at oneend to said arbor and at-the other end to said drum, atriggear adapted to engage and hold said movable jaw in set'pos-itionand'apan device adapted tion. j r v 61 In an" animal trap-a;-housing formed with removable doors-and alsoformed with a pan-opening in'its' top and a slot its top adjacent-said pan-opening, a fixedto engageand hol-d said trigger: set posi- .l

carried by said housing and extending acrossand above said slot, said housing being "adapted to be buried relative to a runway of an animal, a movable jaw slidingly mounted in said housing and adapted to'extend through said slot and operating de- 7 vices mounted in'said housing and adapted to set and spring said movablejaw'.

7 An animal trap having a' housing formed with a pan-opening in its top and formed with a slot adjacent said opening, and

formed with slide bearings communicating with said slot a jaw mounted on said housing and extending across and above said slot, a movable aw formed with trunmons mounted for reciprocation 1n said bearings. and adapted to extend through i Q said s1ot,' spring-operated devices within the housing adapted to move said latter yjaw outwardly, a 'pan device within the housing extending said pan-opening, a trigger within the across 7 and beneath housing adapted to be engaged and set by said mov'able jaw and also adapted to en- "iPOlk and State of Iowa, this 10th day of July,-1925 I a 

